We wanted to spend a little more time in downtown Amman this morning, so arranged for William (the taxi driver from our first day in Amman) to collect us and take us for a walking tour of the downtown area.
This time, we had the chance to stop and look at the shops and the buildings without being too pressured for time. We stopped by the Nymphaeum (old roman public fountain from the 2nd century) which was actually closed for restoration. It was obviously very impressive in its day. We went past the roman amphitheatre again – but this time walked past to see the small theatre. If you’re on a budget in Amman, you can go to the small theatre for free.
NandS in small theatre
It was really cute – and very well restored. It is obviously still used for concerts – which would be an amazing experience!
A couple of touristy shops beckoned and a few small items were purchased with our dwindling Jordanian dinars. A last stop at the kanafah shop again for the sweet cheese treat was the order of the day. The plan was for that to keep us going until we got a feed on the plane.
Karla on Streets of Amman
The two hour downtown tour was over almost as quickly as it started and we returned to the hotel to pack and get ready for our flight back to Dubai.
The airport in Amman is interesting – the women get frisked twice in a special closed off area. Despite the fact that Karla and Sandra were wearing normal clothes, we still got subjected to the past down treatment! Neil however, got off scot free. Interesting!
The flight was reasonably uneventful, unless you count a guy sitting near us who managed to somehow scoff two meals before we even got ours, and perhaps around 6 bottles of wine. He certainly demanded a lot of attention from the cabin crew. Some not so nice names to describe him come to mind…
We arrived in Dubai safely, there was nobody at the airport, and we were at the hotel within 45 minutes of landing. Amazing! Anyone coming to Dubai must try and get flights that arrive at this time – it was a nice change from the hustle and bustle we’ve experienced in the past.
After a suitable de-briefing on Jordan we retired for the night – planning to have a relaxing day tomorrow – the first of the whole trip!